✨Join Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera in conversation with Donna Barba Higuera about THE LAST CUENTISTA trilogy! ✨Link here: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2026-festival

So excited to be part of the 2026 @latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social! 🎉 Check out all the amazing (and FREE) sessions perfect for Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! #LatinxKidLit #LKBF26

✨Just in time for summer, here are some Latinx books for your shelves!

✨Storytime Panel! Join Sara Fajardo and Gabriel Frye-Behar for Comfort Recipes on September 1st! ✨Link here: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2026-festival

✨We caught up with author Laurenne Sala and her books at ALA! #latinxbooks #kidlit

So excited to be part of the 2026 @latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social! 🎉 Check out all the amazing (and FREE) sessions perfect for Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! #LatinxKidLit #LKBF26 #kidlit

✨LIVE EVENT! Join Stella Villalba for our Educators’ Night chat on July 28th @ 7PM EST!

✨There’s nothing quite like celebrating as a family, and author Daniela Ramirez knows all about it! Check out the full Storytime panel with her and author M García Peña on our channel!

✨ALA Recap time!

✨We caught up with @jacquelinealcan.bsky.social at ALA and talked about WILFREDO’s JUNGLE!

✨Latinx Books In The Wild! Our wonderful M. Garcia Peña attended this year’s ALA and spotted some great books! 👀

✨Things we do here at the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival instead of using AI 🥰✨

✨We’re pleased to announce our newest members for our Educator Advisory Council! Get to know more about @cindylrodriguez.bsky.social @sujeilugo.bsky.social & Stephen Vernon!

✨See you at ALA! Catch us at our panel/author signings on June 27Th & 28th! #ALA

✨️ Happy Monday! Kicking off this week with author Jonny Garza Villa speaking about how storytelling shaped their life long before they were published. Check out the full panel on our YouTube Channel!

✨In honor of the Men’s World Cup kicking off last week, here are some Latinx kidlit books with soccer players! Check out the full list on our Bookshop link in bio! 🏆 #latinxbooks #middlegradebooks #youngadultbooks

✨We asked author M. García Peña to describe WHEN WE FIND HER in one word, and here are the book vibes to match!

✨️ 📚️ This year's programming for the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival will be announced soon, but here are a few things we've featured over the years! Find all of our events on our official YouTube channel and stay tuned for more updates here! #lkbf26 #latinxbooks #bookfestival

✨On this edition of Books in the Wild, our social media manager, @amparoortiz.bsky.social, went on the hunt in Tampa! Here’s what she found. 👀 #latinxbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks

🎉Welcome Penguin Young Readers for the 2026 festival! Thank you for your continued support 🎉📚✨ #lkbf26 #latinxbooks

✨We’re going to ALA! Join us for our panel/author signings on June 27Th & 28th! #ALA

✨We asked author Alex Villasante to pick one word to describe FIREBLOOMS, her latest YA novel. Here are our Book Vibes to celebrate its release!

✨ Volunteers needed! We'd love help with cleaning up our automated English captions, as well as fluent Spanish speakers to work on translations. ✨ Signup link in our bio!

🎉Welcome Random House Children's Books for the 2026 festival! Thank you for your continued support 🎉📚✨

✨️ Happy Pride Month! To kick off June, here's a throwback to key writing advice from author Anna-Marie McLemore. Check out the full panel on our YouTube channel!

We will never know or properly appreciate how many lives have been saved by librarians. The right book in the right hands at the right time. Astounding.

✨In this edition of Book Vibes, we asked author Delia Ruiz which word best describes WAYS PAPI SAYS I LOVE YOU! Check out Delia’s books on sale now!

✨We had one mission: find Latinx books in the wild (a bookstore or library). Author M. Garcia Peña accepted the challenge. Here’s what she found!

✨️ For author Andrea Beatriz Arango, there's only one word to describe her upcoming book, NO PLACE ON EARTH. Here's her edition of Book Vibes!

🎉 Welcome back the SCBWI for the 2026 festival! Thank you for your continued support 🎉📚

✨️ What do you love about reading? Here's what author Meg Medina had to say during our first ever virtual book club!

✨To celebrate the release of HEAR YE MORTALS, here’s what author Yamile Saied Mendez chose for her book’s vibes! HEAR YE MORTALS is out now!

✨It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Join us in celebrating educators everywhere by taking action to protect funding and advocating for schools!

✨ We're looking for volunteers! Our festival uses closed captioning for events. We'd love help with cleaning up our automated English captions, as well as fluent Spanish speakers to work on translations. ✨ Signup link in our bio!

✨Planning to attend this year’s Latinx Kidlit Book Festival? Here are some useful tips to help you prepare!

📚️ We stand alongside over 100 grassroots and national advocacy organizations, publishers, booksellers, parent groups, and professional associations in opposition to H.R. 7661. 📚️ Learn more here: action.everylibrary.org/hr7661

✨✨We asked author Adrianna Cuevas a very important question: what’s one word that best describes your book’s vibes? Her answer? Our inspiration for a bookish mood board! ✨Check out Adrianna’s books here: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

✨Starting April with some new books to read! Here’s what Amparo Ortiz, our communications coordinator, is reading this month: ✨What are you currently reading?

✨Happy Monday! If you’re working on your novel today, here’s some inspiration from author Crystal Maldonado on how to make sure your dialogue feels authentic. ✨Watch panel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=31iD...

🎉Please welcome Chronicle Kids to the 2026 festival! Thank you so much for the support! 🎉🥳📚 #bookfestival #lkbf26 #kidsbooks #celebratekidlit #latinxkidlit #ReadLatinx

🎉We're excited to welcome back the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group for the 2026 festival! Thank you for your continued support 🎉📚✨ #bookfestival #lkbf26 #kidsbooks #celebratekidlit #latinxkidlit #ReadLatinx

✨Did you know we have a free database on our website? If you’re looking for kidlit authors & books, this free database offers the ability to sort by age category, genre, theme, representation, and more! ✨Check it out here: [https://latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/latinx-kidlit-book-database]

✨️ So what exactly is the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival? Here are five facts to get you started! #latinxbooks #kidlitbooks

✨It’s National Library Week! Join us in celebrating from April 19-25, 2026, with the theme “Find Your Joy” and Honorary Chair Mychal Threets! #ala #nationallibraryweek

✨Working on your novel today? Start your writing week with encouragement from author Jasminne Mendez! ✨Panel link here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUrt...

Hey #TXLA26! Stop by and say hello! You'll learn about our free resources and maybe win a book or two 😉 buff.ly/W8aFT2l

📚Looking for authentic, Native-led curriculum for your K–12 classroom? Join us at the online Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In on March 14! Participants will attend workshops that provide tangible resources with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. 💻Register: bit.ly/NK360online

🎉 It’s officially been 25 years of Esperanza Rising on shelves! Here’s a look back at this middle grade book’s impact with its author, Pam Muñoz Ryan.

Attending #TXLA26 ? Join us for Community Building with the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival! You will learn how to use years of content and resources to expand your advocacy and amplify Latinx literature for all. See you there! buff.ly/W8aFT2l

We are thrilled to announce that the LKBF has received a grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and The Wallace Foundation to continue our annual programming and research initiative! Learn more via buff.ly/t12fZtN